Recent content by mikegtown

Hey guys, I was in a bind and needed to fix this quickly as we had a pool party so I replaced with flex hose (not with schedule 40 pvc) but with the same flex hose. It's been about 4 weeks and for some reason it has twisted again like the photo above. Obviously I need to replace with PVC...

Okay, thank you. So I'm guessing this hose is probably original and old? I'm not sure how old the pool is, but we've only been at the house for 3-4 years.

Hi guys, my pool has been running fine for the past few years and I'm a relatively new pool owner. A few mornings ago the hoses going from my heater to the sand filter started leaking. One of them had previously had a very small drip, but it seemed to resolve itself and I figured maybe the...

Okay perfect, thanks! I was away the other day and didn't test so my FC was low today... but the previous day it dropped from 3 ppm to 1.2 ppm in appx a 24hr period.

Looks like you were correct. Checked PH today and it seems to be around 7.8 to 8.0 now. So what you're suggesting is that if I lower it with acid, TA will go down and it shouldn't rise as quickly at that point as it has now? I also found we lost a fair amount of FC during the day the past...

:) Thanks. That's what I figured, but wasn't sure if some genius who built these fancy looking machines just knew something I didn't. I've discovered some other weird things with our pool setup, such as having a light but no actual switch for it... Seems to have to just be manually plugged in...

I'm a brand new pool owner, so maybe this is a stupid question (or maybe the setup is stupid)? I've got a pool with a little built in spa that spills over into the pool. My heater (Raypak Gas) has separate temperature settings for both the pool and for the spa, but I don't really understand...

Nice spot!

strangiato, thanks for the tips on the heater! (it's a nice heater btw!) I found the drain plugs as you mentioned and they were all in, so that was good. I had a few hiccups opening the pool, but managed to figure everything out eventually. First everything looked good, but then realized...

That link is actually the first thing I found because I looked up the test kit too when I didn't see the dot. It must have fallen off or defective as you said. I imagine the FC has been zero for quite awhile now since it was covered all winter. Are you saying ASAP because it's uncovered now...

Here are my numbers... first time testing so I've tried to be as accurate as possible. One weird thing... my CYA comparator tube has no black dot on the bottom... ??? It's clear below so I tried using the stopper and a black dot on a piece of paper underneath it - would that work?? Why...

Thanks for all your feedback! The cleaner is just a plastic hose that attaches to a vacuum head which is nothing but a brush with a hole in the top. It looks like the most basic cleaner you could have. The plate is in the center hole right now, directly across from the skimmer. Plug from...

I put together and setup as much as I could today with some time constraints, but managed to get the cover off, rinse it all off get it put away. Those cover clips just needed to be pulled down really hard with the claw of a hammer to get them to slide out, if anyone reading this thread ever...